Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 24, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ Trade Balance (18:45 ET) Bearish NZD — Weaker PMI manufacturing
2. SNB Rate Decision (03:30 ET) No Trade — Rate decisions are best traded reactively
3. German IFO (04:00 ET) Bearish EUR — Manufacturing PMI was stronger but composite PMI was weaker. Still think sentiment will be lower
4. US New Home Sales (10:00 ET) Bullish USD — Existing home sales were right in line with expectations. Continued increase in sales likely due to low interest rates

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 23, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. RBNZ Rate Decision (22:00 ET) No Trade — Rate decisions are best traded reactively
2. GE and EZ PMIs (03:30 ET) Bearish EUR — ZEW was stronger but signs of growth moderation with weaker factory orders and industrial production
3. UK PMIs (04:30 ET) No Trade — Mixed CBI Index and retail sales measures
4. US Markit ISMs (09:45 ET) No Trade — Markit PMIs are less market moving than ISM but still interesting. Could be stronger

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 22, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. US Existing Home Sales (10:00 ET) Bullish USD — Low interest rates should fuel ongoing labor market recovery

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 18, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. UK Retail Sales (02:00 ET) Bullish GBP — Potential upside surprise given stronger retail sales

2. GE PPI (02:-0 ET) Bearish EUR — Lower German wholesale prices

3. CAD Retail Sales (08:30 ET) Bullish USD — Stronger CAD labor data

4. US University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (10:00 ET) Bearish USD – Sentiment likely to be weaker given sharp drop in stocks

We have just posted our weekly news trading calendar for the week of Sept 21, 2020. You can download the pdf and excel file by clicking on the Read More Link. These are soft biases on economic data and not trades that we directly trade or track like BK Swing and News.

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Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 17, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ GDP Q2 (18:45 ET) Bearish NZD — Q2 growth significantly weaker for all countries

2. AU Employment Report (21:30 ET) Bullish AUD — Services and manufacturing employment declines. Construction up

3. BoJ Rate Decision (00:00 ET) No Trade — Rate decisions are best traded reactively

4. EZ CPI (05:00 ET) No Trade — Revisions are difficult to predict but changes are market moving

5. UK Bank of England Rate Decision (14:00 ET) No Trade —Rate decisions are best traded reactively

6. US Philadelphia Fed Index and Housing Starts/Permits (08:30 ET) Bullish USD — Stronger Empire State survey

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 16, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. UK CPI (02:00 ET) Bullish GBP — PMIs show rising costs on manufacturing and services level

2. EZ Trade Balance (05:00 ET) Bullish EUR — Stronger GE and FR trade balance

3. CAD CPI (08:30 ET) Bearish CAD — Weaker prices according to IVEY PMI

4. US Retail Sales (08:30 ET) No Trade — Redbook reports weaker retail sales but NFP and wages up

5. US FOMC Rate Decision (14:00 ET) No Trade — Rate decisions are best traded reactively

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 15, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. RBA Minutes (21:30 ET) No Trade — Minutes are best traded reactively

2. UK Employment Report (02:00 ET) Bearish GBP — PMIs show ongoing job losses

3. German ZEW (05:00 ET) Bearish EUR — Pullback in stocks and moderation in recovery should lead to weaker ZEW

4. US Empire State (08:30 ET) Bullish USD — Should be stronger given ongoing recovery in NFP

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 13, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ PMI Services (18:30 ET) Bearish NZD — Weaker PMI Manufacturing

2. EZ Industrial Production (05:00 ET) Bearish EUR — Weaker German and French Industrial Production

We have just posted our weekly news trading calendar for the week of Aug 31, 2020. You can download the pdf and excel file by clicking on the Read More Link. These are soft biases on economic data and not trades that we directly trade or track like BK Swing and News.

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Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 11, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1. NZ PMI Manufacturing (18:30 ET) Bearish NZD —Renewed restrictions could ease manufacturing recovery

2. UK Industrial Production & Trade Balance (02:00 ET) Bearish NZD — Weaker trade balance and retail sales but manufacturing PMI slightly higher

3. US Consumer Price Index (08:30 ET) Bullish USD — Stronger PPI

Here’s what we are looking for in tomorrow’s economic reports (Sept 10, 2020) — Good Luck Trading!

1.ECB Rate Decision (07:45 ET) No Trade — Rate decisions are best traded reactively

2. US PPI (08:30 ET) Bullish USD — Sharp rise in prices paid